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Stacking Dell Networking Switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F
Te1/0/3 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
.
.
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Te1/0/23 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Te1/0/24 Ethernet Ethernet Link Down Unknown
Fo1/1/1
Stack
Ethernet Link Down 40
Fo1/1/2
Stack
Ethernet Link Down 40
The Configured Stack Mode is now
Stack
, but the Running Stack Mode is still
Ethernet
. The Running Mode
changes to Stack upon reloading the switch, as instructed below.
Save the configuration to the Startup-Configuration.
console#
copy running-config startup-config
This operation may take a few minutes.
Management interfaces will not be available during this time.
Are you sure you want to save? (y/n)
y
Configuration Saved!
Follow these steps to complete the process:
1.
Apply the same method to the remaining switches. Do not forget to configure the stacking ports on
the last and first switch to create a ring topology if desired.
2.
Once the switches have been configured,
remove power from all switches
.
3.
While powered off,
cable all of the switches together using the stack ports that were configured.
4.
Select the switch to be the Master switch and power up that switch only allowing a few minutes to
boot up completely.
5.
Verify the switch is up by logging into the CLI.
6.
Once the Master is up, power up the second switch in line.
7.
Allow the second switch 30 seconds to boot up, then power up the third switch.
8.
Continue to power up each switch allowing 30 seconds between powering switches. This allows each
adjacent switch to be active before the next one. Failure to wait may result in another switch
becoming the Master.
All subsequent switches will enter the stack as Member Units. Stack Member units serial ports and
management IP addresses are not accessible for managing those devices. Only the Master’s management
ports can be used to monitor and configure ports in the stack.
